Residue: A True Crime Podcast

Send us a text At the height of the pandemic, Mary Collins, 20, took an Uber to a friend's apartment thinking she was headed to a "movie marathon girl's night."  When Mary never returned home that evening, her family would stop at nothing to find out what really happened to her on the night of March 28, 2020. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiTSDt7-X9E https://22qfamilyfoundation.org/what...

Send us a text In May of 2014, two pre-teen girls plot to brutally murder their best friend in an attempt to appease the fictional character Slender Man. The girls become convinced that they had to murder Payton (Bella) Leutner in order to save their families.  Sources: Slenderman by Kathleen Hale main sourcehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXsB5lLgeH8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEL_Hm210rIMilw...

Send us a text 40 years ago, Jody Plauche was kidnapped by his karate teacher, Jeff Doucet. When Doucet was finally apprehended by police, Jody's father would have his revenge. On March 16, 1984, Gary Plauche shot and killed his son's kidnapper in front of a local news crew. As officers took Gary into custody, they asked "Why, Gary, Why?!" He simply responded, "If somebody did that to your kid, yo...

Send us a text Love is in the air this Valentine's Day! This week Residue explores why some women fall in love with serial killers. Richard Ramirez, Ted Bundy, and The Hillside Stranglers were all married while incarcerated for heinous crimes. What drove these women to commit to these heartless, evil men? Edited by: Chrissy Champagne  Sources:://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybristophilia#:~:text=One%20o...

Send us a text On April 9th, 2004, McDonald's restaurant manager, Donna Summers, answered a phone call that would change the course of numerous lives. A man identifying himself as a police officer informed Donna that her young employee, Louise Ogborn, was suspected of theft. The events that occurred that night in that Kentucky fast food restaurant would shock the country. Edited by Chrissy Champag...

Send us a text On November 4th, 2018, Tamla Horsford, age 40, was discovered dead in the backyard of a home where she had been attending a "girl's night" slumber party. Her death could have very well been an accident, but a compromised investigation raised eyebrows. Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forsyth_County,_Georgia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXVXmR6j3Kc https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

Send us a text Up and coming Mia Zapata, age 27, was emerging onto the Seattle grunge music scene in the early 1990's with her band The Gits.  Mia was murdered on her way home after leaving a friend's house in the early morning hours of July 7th, 1993. Her murder would remain unsolved for 10 years until DNA testing would finally bring her killer to justice. Edited by Chrissy Champagne *Episode has...

Send us a text Mexican singer-songwriter Rosalino Sánchez Félix, known as Chalino Sanchez was shot and killed on May 16, 1992, by unidentified assailants, hours after a performance at the Salon Bugambilias in Culiacán. Edited by Chrissy Champagne Sources: IDOLO - The Ballad of Chalino Sanchez - Podcast  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalino_S%C3%A1nchez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZHxXyCerI8...

Send us a text They're Here .... Poltergeist is a beloved horror film that was released in 1982. The film was plagued by tragedy. Decades later we still wonder ... was the cast and crew of the Poltergeist franchise cursed? Edited by Chrissy & Jesse Champagne Sources: The 'Poltergeist' Curse: Inside the Mysterious Cast Deaths and Oddities On Set Poltergeist (1982 film) - Wikipedia. Steven Spielberg...

Send us a text In March of 2017, Kelly Herron was attacked in a Seattle public restroom. Kelly was four miles into a 10-mile run when she paused to take a bathroom break. Her worst nightmare was about to come true, but Kelly was prepared. This is the inspiring story of a woman who fought like hell to save her own life. A woman who was ready for this worst case scenario. A woman who took back her p...

Send us a text Bill and Beverly Jay were on their way to spend New Year's Eve with their 3 children when they stopped at a roadside rest area to take a break from the long drive. A fateful stop that would forever change the course of their lives. This tragic night in 1964 would live on as the New Year's Eve Nightmare of Jefferson County, NY.  The night The Egans met their match. Sources: The Jeffe...

Send us a text On a beautiful morning in 1992, Mary Jo Buttafuoco  answered a knock on her door.  Her life would forever be changed. This is the story that shocked a nation.  Amy Fisher, wrongfully dubbed "The Long Island Lolita" by the media, was just a 17 year old girl who was groomed and manipulated by a 36 year old married man named Joey Buttafuoco. In this episode we change the narrative from...

Send us a text In 2006, a man in Portland, Oregon hired a hitman to kill his wife, Susan Kuhnhausen (now goes by Susan Walters). This is a frightening tale of survival that will haunt you for the rest of your life.  Susan Walters will be your new hero by the end of this story. Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQXXKPjy1b0  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gztpsgY4jGk  https://www.bannerhealth...

Send us a text A romance gone tragically wrong in 1906 leaves a lovelorn ghost haunting the Adirondacks in Upstate NY.   Grace Brown Sources/References:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Grace_Brown https://youtu.be/ot8EGQY33Oo?si=boEl8BeH5mrUb_tw https://fpscny.org/womens-history-month-2022-the-tragedy-of-grace-brown/ https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/book_reviews/murder-in-the-adirondack...

Send us a text Even Regina George would run away from these two "mean girls".  This is the tragic story of a teenage friendship that went horribly wrong.  It is also the story of two dedicated parents who would never stop fighting for answers and justice.  Sources: https://www.newportacademy.com/resources/empowering-teens/why-are-teenage-girls-so-mean/#top https://murderpedia.org/female. E/e/eddy-...

Send us a text Between 1988 and 2003, John Jamelske abducted women and girls as young as 14 and held them captive in his secret bunker.  This is the horrifying story of The Syracuse Dungeon Master. Sources:https://www.oprah.com/own-podcasts/kidnapped-and-held-captivehttps://archive.org/details/MSNBCW_20140623_010000_Sex_Bunker/start/2760/end/2822https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/jamelske-te...